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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
1
A garbled note from a university professor hints at private views on marriage nationality and social foundations. The fragment mentions Dabney and Professor Bawden and questions about public statements versus private beliefs at the university.
A series of tornadoes swept across southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, damaging rail lines and telegraph links. At Arneman and Mutual casualties were reported with several injured and one fatality. Costa and nearby towns suffered heavy destruction as the storms traveled about 72 miles across the region near Woodward and the state line.
fragments describe a man admitting involvement in dynamite placement on train tracks. he claims alcohol and disoriented state led to the explosion and his flight to a powder house scene. police and others named in the muddled report.
A fragmented report notes market quotations and political debate. It mentions a Sioux stock line, a bill on gambling and a 334 to 84.2 second reading vote, plus Irish unionist resistance and Chicago Association of Commerce opposition to railroad rate hikes.
Police and city officials impose strict orders as crowds flood La Porte Indiana after rumors connect Belle Gunness to a grisly murder case. Olaf Lindbergh references a letter from Mrs Gunness and Thomas Lindbergh’s disappearance as investigators probe the corpse sightings.
Norman White, a 45 year old from Niagara Falls New York, told police he shot his father after years of witnessing abuse against his mother. He bought a revolver with his savings and fired four shots, one of which killed the man as he threatened to strike his wife. He is under arrest.
Pekin receives word of three recent engagements on the Tonking border where rebels defeated provincial troops. Rebels hold passes and threaten Meng Tese seaport. French minister asked to help suppress the movement. Rebels are said to possess French arms and be aided by French nationals. Memi Tsze port population about 12 000.
Federal grand jury in Kansas City charged J C Wilson A F Brooker H J Egan and H L Ready with using malls to defraud by advertising $140000 of stock of the Interstate Fiscal Agency. The scheme allegedly moved stock through smaller banks in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma. The firm was placed in receivership in November 117.
Five Kennedy children, all Black, died in a Montgomery Alabama house fire on a Sunday night. The father, James Kennedy, allegedly locked the children inside before the blaze began. his wife reported he set the fire and fled. Two other children survived but were severely burned and not expected to live.
At a Saturday conference in Cleveland President Dupont of the counterpair traction company and union representatives for conductors and motormen agreed to arbitrate all differences. A strike now seems extremely unlikely.
The plumbers union of Teranta Can and the new association of master plumbers and fitters reached a settlement ending a fifty one week strike. Leaders announced a return to work and terms will be finalized in upcoming talks.
Kid Brown, a notorious cattle rustler, was shot and killed by Sheriff Calderwood on a ranch in Valley County Mant on Saturday.
The Canadian ice breaker Montentin, valued at $510000, was completely submerged after a collision with the Canadian steamer Minaulea in Saint Lawrence River near Mackett's harbor. An imminent salvage effort followed the incident.
Joseph [tuth], cashier of the Arcndia Wisconsin bank, faced a charge of embezzlement after a Saturday incident. The bond was set at 46004 dollars.
The House approved the conference report on the army appropriation, increasing pay for enlisted men and retirees. The measure authorizes 7 million dollars, including 5 million for enlisted troops, plus pensions and a permanent authority for navigation in the Lighthouse Establishment. Opposition warned of rising costs, predicting up to 15 million in five years.
In a detailed confession Lewis Ferris, a young Italian, describes dynamiting a Burlington train near Bird Montana on Friday night. He says he broke a lock at a powder house west of the Oliver Yeanch mine and planted ten sticks of dynamite on the tracks. Ferris aided the train crew after the blast and led authorities around the scene claiming sole blame while admitting heavy drinking.
A major blaze Friday destroyed two full blocks in Atlanta Georgia causing estimated losses of 1 500 000 with no casualties. Principal losers include Terminal Marion annex and Childs hotels Schlessinger Mayer Baking Company Southern Suspender Company Southern Handkerchief Manufacturing Company Geerght Vehicle Company Piedmont Hat Company McClure Ten Cent Store Liquid I Urbanfe Company and the Inman Building and Post Office Substation D.
Four Jamestown fire department members and two Powhattan guards were held in the grand jury on arson charges. Two men confessed to starting the blaze that destroyed the Philippine village and other exposition buildings ten days earlier.
The Kavsian duma on Friday adopted a budget of 30 million dollars and approved a resolution for a joint committee from the duma council of empire and ministry to probe the chaotic conditions blamed for widespread economic and agricultural distress.
Reports from Lakewood hotel indicate former President Cleveland remains confined by illness. Mrs. Cleveland said Friday that her husband is doing well and improving amid ongoing medical attention.
The Trussian dam uses a novel timing aid a red lamp that lights for the speaker then automatically extinguishes after ten minutes ensuring pacing and order during public talks.
A gasoline launch on the Onto river near East Liverpool Ohio exploded early Friday morning. Five men drowned as the craft sank beneath a flotilla of empty barges. Names and exact details are uncertain due to the garbled OCR text.
Promoter Koehet Meleaped and associates were arrested March 23 on swindling charges. They were released Friday after posting $40,000 bail. Four teens faced school suspension for a prank at Grand Dumpty Public School in Michigan where they restrained a boy and tied his hands.
An assorted recent clippings list historical notes and events from various periods and places. It mentions figures such as Queen Mary II, colonial acts in Massachusetts, Maryland ratifying the Constitution, and other scattered items like railways, bridges, and conflicts, with numerous garbled or partial phrases throughout.
Fifteen victims die in a sprawling plot linked to Belle Gunness in Laporte Indiana. Five bodies dug up in a backyard bolster the case once tied to the Meluies crimes in Chicago. Authorities allege Gunness masterminded the deaths to collect wealth and trap rivals.
A farmer at Laporte farm reports a missing person Jo m ile Olen as neighbors notice lanterns. Sheriff Lamphere is jailed for alleged wrongdoing and a child in the woods is found headless, while mysterious figures and an apparent murder plot unfold near Los Angeles and Nogary with whispered motives and insurance figures cited.
Reports detail the death toll from the Lakeport fire at Mrs. Gunness's home. Names include Helgelein Andrew and Myrtle Sorenson among others, with bodies exhumed and theories of staged alibis, hospital origin, and suspected involvement by a former servant Sheyft Smulzer. Police seek to identify unidentified remains and confirm cause of death.
A muddled early 20th century fiscal debate centers on defining whisky in pure food law. The government seeks clarity on ingredients, with a case progressing to the Attorney General for review and potential reform.
The text describes a risky, archaic project to construct a network of water tubes across the Alpe from Conon to Hosiel by a rivalling system. It mentions controlling water levels with gates, ramps, and depth adjustments, plus a note about naval-like engineering and college staff involved.
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